Daniel C Boyle

US Patent:

20060213523, Sep 28, 2006

Filed:

Mar 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/277424

Inventors:

Brian VanDerWoude - Portage MI, US
Bruce Henniges - Galesburg MI, US
Richard Huyser - Kalamazoo MI, US
Marshall Proulx - Kalamazoo MI, US
Adam Sclafani - Portage MI, US
Daniel Boyle - San Diego CA, US
Christopher Tague - Delton MI, US
Dennis Stratton - Plainwell MI, US

Assignee:

STRYKER CORPORATION - KALAMAZOO MI

International Classification:

A61B 19/00

US Classification:

128863000

Abstract:

A personal protection system is mountable to a user for distributing air to the user includes a shell providing structure. A fan module is supported by the shell for generating a flow of air. Cushioning is provided between the fan module and the shell to reduce vibrations and noise. The fan module includes a fan with blades having an airfoil shape for added noise reduction. An air flow channel is in fluid communication with the fan module for routing the flow of air. A pair of nozzle tips are in fluid communication with the air flow channel and are rotatably adjustable to allow directional adjustment of the flow of air toward a neck of the user. The personal protection system also includes a face shield with multiple removable layers which are sterilized as a unit using gamma radiation.